Crypto


Policy

UK ‘Fully Behind’ Stablecoin for Wholesale Settlements, Treasury Official Says

Crypto technology could “turbocharge all of those (financial) industries,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith told Parliament.

U.K. Economic Secretary Andrew Griffith (Dan Kitwood / Gettyimages)

Policy

Nepal Orders Internet Providers to Block Crypto-Related Websites

Nepal's Telecommunications Authority has instructed all internet service providers (ISPs) to prevent all crypto-related activity.

Nepal  (John Elk III/Getty Images)

Policy

Hong Kong’s Finance Regulator Calls for 'a More Solid Footing' for Crypto

After crypto firms have left the city, the regulator says it’s now moving with the market and industry.

Christopher Hui speaking at 2022 Hong Kong FinTech Week. (Information Services Department of HKSAR)

Policy

Robinhood Shares Worth Nearly $500M Seized in FTX Case

The stock was owned – via a holding company – by Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX co-founder Gary Wang.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has plead not guilty to eight criminal charges. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)